Author : Lee Jampolsky
“Smile for no good reason: 12 principles for lasting happiness” is a self-help book interwoven with spiritual thoughts and a guide to show you path to happiness and ways as how to live a better life.
As the back cover says ‘ Trying to change your life without changing your attitude is like painting over rust- it only looks good until the rust shows through again.In Smile for No good reason,Dr. Lee Jampolsky shares the 12 principles of Attitudinal Healing in a collection of motivational,uplifting,and often humorous lessons designed to help us realize lasting happiness- the kind of happiness that not even changing our jobs,our partners, or our income brackets can help us attain.
Dr.Jampolsky offers a series of powerful and concise stories that teach us how to joyfully exchange fear for love,selfishness for service, and anger for clarity- to respond to life’s challenging with peace,confidence,and laughter.
Your attitudes,nothing more and nothing less, are your most important tools for building happiness and good health.Recapture the joy of living- learn how to Smile for No Good Reason.’
Cover design is simple and nice, but it could be more imaginative.Title purely emits the rays of positivity and is good enough to catch reader’s attention.This book gives a realization of real meaning of life.A definition of life told differently and in simple language relating with everybody’s life .This book says ‘Life is all about living each and every moment with love and spirituality keeping a radiant smile on face all over life.
The twelve principles this book deals with are as follows:
-The essence of our being is love.
-Health is inner peace.Health is letting go of fear.
-Giving and receiving are the same.
-We can let go of the past and the future.
-Now is the only time there is,and each instant is for giving.
-We can learn to love ourselves and others by forgiving rather than judging.
-We can become love finders rather than fault finders.
-We can choose and direct ourselves to be peaceful inside regardless of what is happening outside.
-We are students and teachers to each other.
-We can focus on whole of the life rather than fragments.
-Since love is eternal,death need not to be viewed as fearful.
-We can always perceive ourselves and others as either extending love or giving a call for help.
Advices and suggestions has been given by the author in this book keeping in mind what most of the people suffering from.Everybody faces many problems in life ,but when it comes to find solution to these problems instead of just going in depression such books play it’s role well.Solutions to not all of the major or minor problems has been given, but author has laid down a genralized prospect towards every thing we face while treading the path of life.
An inspiring book which help you to learn some good lessons about leading a happy and fruitful life.
Rating: 4/5
Reviewer : Shweta Kesari